70.997             Generic Drug Substitution Statement on “Physician” Prescription Blanks

MSSNY supports the position that Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy be permitted to use the word “Physician” on their own personal prescription blanks and that those with D.D.S. degrees be permitted to use the word “Dentist,” those with D.V.M. degrees use the word “Veterinarian,” etc.  (HOD 1983-8; Reaffirmed HOD 2015; Reaffirmed HOD 2025)